Sentences with phrase «life as a hunting dog»

The Akita and his cousin the Shiba Inu both started life as hunting dogs in Japan — a heritage manifest today in the tendency of both breeds to hunt small game and the neighbor's cat, but the Akita is part of the working group and the Shiba is a non-sporting dog.

Toby is a 3 year - old male Blue Tick Hound that spent the first part of his life as a hunting dog pacing in a small pen.

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As they say where I live, this dog won't hunt.

In Hickory Doc's Tales, Doc shares a host of humorous stories from his important role as a hunting dog, and he narrates what life is like at the kennel.

The dogs of today may not be sheepherders and guardians, palace protectors, or royal hunt companions, but they are just as valuable and worth preserving as breeds, as fellow travelers in human history, as companions, and as life partners.

Cocker Spaniels are handsome and intelligent hunting dogs that are also well suited to life as a loving family pet.

The Bush's dog, Millie, wrote her own book, as dictated to Barbara Bush, describing a day in the life of George Herbert Walker Bush and family, discussing morning briefings, deliberations in the Oval Office, and short breaks for squirrel hunting.

Other animals and children should also be introduced to the Setter early on, since the Setter's natural hunting instincts can easily take over with animals he or she meets in later life — although the Setter isn't violent as a rule, even when hunting, you probably don't want your dog sneaking around and mesmerizing your cat on a regular basis.

Play is often viewed as practice for real - life skills, so it's not unusual to see stalking, chasing, hunting, and even killing behaviors as part of normal dog play.

Because these dogs live to hunt they are generally not recommended as companion pets and they should not be kept solely for show.

Since its hunting days, the Cavalier has retired to life as a family dog.

You will find this breed to be a very active type of dog with sound hunting instincts; however, they still can adapt to living in an apartment as long as they get to receive plenty of daily exercise.

This is why they are; great family pets, ideal for hunting, used as therapy dogs, exceptional service dogs such as drug detection and aiding the blind... the Labrador is a breed that offers us, humankind, the opportunity to better our own lives.

The Khoikhoi people who lived in the Cape Peninsula when the Dutch began trading with the area during the mid 17th century, had a hunting dog which was described as ugly, but noted for its ferocity when acting as a guard dog.

The development of the Yorkshire Terrier started as settlers came from Scotland to Yorkshire in the 1800's to work in the textile mills and mines, bringing with them their little dogs that hunted rats and served as their companions living with them in their homes.

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Though the Chidale is a relatively new designer dog, his ancestry dates as far back as Pre-Columbian Mexico where the Chihuahua is first known to have lived and to mid-19th century Yorkshire, England where the Airedale Terrier was bred for hunting and named for the River Aire.

Hunting: Few dogs can escape their natural instincts to hunt small animals, many of which such as moles live underground.

The ancestors of our domestic canines, wolves and wild dogs, live in a pack, hunt as a team and raise their young with assistance from others within the family.

She even wanted to go as far as to bring in live animals for her dogs to hunt in the backyard!

Historically dogs lived in close proximity to humans and were used as working animals to herd livestock, hunt, and guard the home, and it is only recently that dogs have made the shift towards companion animals.

The lessons your dog learns during this time will continue and evolve during his tenure as your hunting partner and his life as your companion.

Rescue Cairns who have not previously lived successfully with a cat generally do not get along with a cat, particularly because of their breeding as hunting dogs.

They do best, whether hunting, competing, or just kept as companions, if allowed to live as a part of the family unit as a housedog rather than a yard or kennel dog.

In the May 1909 issue of Country Life in America, Airedales were described as «having a very strong hunting instinct, with few dogs better equipped for shooting over in the cover or in the open.

Cats have a reputation for being fearless and lethal predators, but there's a flip side to this characterization: While domestic cats who live with us still retain their hunting skills, they themselves are also prey — to dogs, urban coyotes, even birds such as hawks and owls.